Figures

Figuresare toys based on Disney Characters. Placing them on the Infinity Base brings them to life for use in-game. They are small, well-designed and stylised action figures with their own individualised base. Depending on which pack you buy, they may be designated as either heroes, villains or a mixture of both in later playsets.

Any combination of figures may be used in the Toy Box, but only figures that belong to a Play Set may be used with that Play Set. Don't worry, both heroes and villains work as playable characters within the Play Set, so Syndrome and Mr. Incredible can both be used if playing with two players in the Play Set. Each figure will unlock unique chests and missions in its Play Set that cannot be accessed without it, although there are some chest that have items randomized for each saved data. For example, someone could have unlocked an Edna Mode cast member for the Toy Box in their Mr. Incredible chest, while someone else could have unlocked Edna Mode in their Violet chest. Many items vary from chest to chest. Figures will also have character specific items in their chest, like a mini-costume of them for the Toy Box, or items like Mrs. Incredible'sElasti-Hand or Wreck-It Ralph's Cherry Bombs. So far it's been shown that for each Play Set, 3 character chests can be found and one giant vault that is only unlocked once all Play Set Figures have been purchased. For characters that aren't part of a Play Set, character-specific chests spawn at random in the Toy Box.

In addition, there are "Crystal" variant figures (called "Infinite" in 2.0) being released through Toys R Us, starting with Lightning McQueen. These figures have a new paint job as do their digital counterparts. They also come with slightly upgraded abilities which help them earn XP faster. As of now, no dates have been mentioned for other crystal figures, but these characters have been seen on videos as crystal variants.

Leveling Up

Figures can be leveled up by playing through Play Sets and completing missions. Leveling data is saved to the figure, so if it's brought to a friend's house it will retain its level in their game.

When using a figure straight out of the package, the game will automatically take ownership of the figure for whomever's profile is currently loaded. If the figure is then later placed on an Infinity Base under a different profile (at a friend's house for instance), this figure will appear on the screen as "Guest." If left as a Guest, the figure will continue to level up and, once placed in its original profile, the increased level will sync with the game data/profile save. However, ownership of the figure can also be taken in another Infinity game via the Start menu. This is especially helpful for families since they can share a set of figures between family members with different profiles/IDs and progress each figure and Hall of Heroes separately. An example would one person has ownership of a level 10 Violet figure, if that person were to take it to a friends house, they could take ownership and reach level 5 with Violet. If the original owner were to take their Violet figure home and take ownership back she would go back to level 10. If ownership was not taken at the friend's house, the character would reach level 15 once placed on your original Infinity base.

In Infinity 2.0, the "take ownership" option is replaced with "share ownership", which adds the figure to the player's account and collection but does not reset the figure's level. Also, if a new base is purchased when buying Infinity 2.0 or upgrading to a next-gen version, figures used on the previous base may be detected as a change of ownership.

New abilities become available as the Figures level up. In Infinity 1.0, the ability gained at each level is fixed, and the max level for a figure is fifteen. In Infinity 2.0, the ability gained at each level can be chosen from the Skill Tree, and the max level for a figure is twenty.

Each time a figure is leveled up in Infinity 1.0, it will give the player a spin in the Toy Box Vault, meaning that each figure can give someone a total of 15 spins when maxed out. With the three figures included in the Starter Pack, a person can earn a total of 45 spins once all have reached the level cap. In Infinity 2.0, the Toy Store can be accessed any time and toys are bought with Sparks; it is not necessary to level up figures to unlock new toys.

If a figure which has gained levels in Infinity 1.0 is loaded in Infinity 2.0, it will immediately gain the appropriate number of points to spend on the figure's Skill Tree. If a figure which has gained levels in Infinity 2.0 is returned to Infinity 1.0, spins are not granted for the levels gained in 2.0.

When each figure reaches a particular level, they will create or improve their statue in the Hall of Heroes. For example when a figure makes it to level 1, it will unlock a Bronze statue in the Hall of Heroes.

Swapping Figures

While playing the game, Figures can be swapped in and out at any time. One figure can continue a mission started by a different figure. Just lift the figure off the Infinity Base and put the new figure on. However characters that do not belong to a certain playset cannot be put into the game instantly. For example, Sulley cannot enter the Incredibles Play Set to bash Omnidroids. Also, coins (or sparks, in 2.0) that are collected by a certain character will carry over to the new figure.

In Infinity 2.0 play sets, when a figure is defeated, it must be swapped out. If it is not swapped out, the player can continue with the same figure by returning to a previous checkpoint. After a period of time has passed the defeated figure may be swapped back in. Figures defeated in the Toy Box do not need to swap out.

For the Collector

For collectors that like to keep their figures in the original packaging, the Infinity USB pad can read the character's information through the box. This way the special characters, like crystal exclusives, can stay unharmed and dust free. As well as this, Disney has also released special stackable cases for the figures that have a hexagonal red base to hold the figure and a hexagonal case covering it. If you have multiple figures and multiple cases, you can place them on top of one another to keep them organized or have them on display.

Retail Exclusives

Some large retailiers are announcing early availability of select figures. Walmart started taking pre-orders for the Woody figure which will be available only at Walmart on 10/1/13 and won't be available at other retailers until later in October. Likewise, Gamestop has an exclusive early launch for the Jack Skellington figure.